Seal



Feb. 6, 1934. w M. BRQQKS 1,945,677

SEAL

Filed Sept. 14. 1932 INVENTOR ATTORN EY Patented Feb. 6, 1934 UNITEDSTATES PATENT QFFEQE Application September 14, 1932 Serial No. 633,068

2 Claims.

This invention relates to seals and the method of making the same, andis an improvement upon the disclosure of Patent No. 1,821,418 ofSeptember 1, 1931.

In the accompanying drawing the invention is disclosed in a concreteand'preferred form in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in elevation of what may be called the interior of aseal, embodying the inm vention;

Fig. 2 is a View in elevation of what may be called the exterior of theseal of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an edge view of the seal shown in Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of the seal when partly folded;

Fig. 5 is a view in elevation of the seal when fully folded.

In the patent aforesaid is shown a seal composed of two members withwhich is associated a double-strand cord that is tightened around a bagor other medium to be sealed when the members are folded together. Oneof the members carries a tongue which is folded over the 5 other member,and in practice it has been found that said tongue, being devoid ofeffective looking means and being on one of the exposed sides of theseal, is apt to be torn off accidentally when handling the bag to whichthe seal is attached.

One object and feature of the invention is to render the device of saidpatent more secure by providing effective locking means for the tongueaforesaid.

Also, in the construction of the patent aforesaid, it has been foundthat if the cord is tied with but a single knot it is possible to pullthe cord out thereby defeating the purpose of the seal.

Another object and feature of the invention is to provide means wherebywhen but a single knot is tied in the cord it will not be possible towithdraw the cord.

The seal consists of a blank of sheet material composed of two members 1and 2 connected by means of a weakened zone 3. Said members are adaptedto receive through holes 10 and 11 a double-strand cord 12 asillustrated in the drawing. Said members are dished and therefore whenfolded together along zone 3 leave a space between them. Member 1 has,in that surface which is exposed when the members are folded together, arecess 4 extending to the free end of the member, and is furtherprovided with an opening 5 in said recess. Member 2 is provided, at itsfree end, with a tongue 6 which is to be bent, along zone 7, over thefree end of member 1, and when so bent said tongue lies within recess 4of member 1. The tongue is provided with a soft-metal rivet 8 thatenters opening 5 when said tongue is folded over the freeend of member1, after which the seal is compressed thereby expanding the soft-metalrivet in the space betweenthe members. It will thus be seen that thetongue is securely locked and also that it lies within a recess in theouter surface of the seal so that it is not likely to be accidentallytorn off. Member 1 is further provided with a slot 9 that here extendsfrom opening 5 to the edge of the member. It will now be understood thatthe free ends of the cord, after passing through holes 11, are passedthrough slot 9 in a reverse direction as shown in Fig. 4, so that whentongue 6 is bent over member 1 and rivet 8 enters opening 5 and isexpanded, the cord will be effectually sealed notwithstanding the factthat it has been tied with but a single knot.

This application is a continuation in part of application Ser. No.602,000, filed March 30, 1932.

I claim:

1. A seal comprising: a body of sheet material composed of two connectedmembers to be folded together in spaced relation; one of said membershaving, in that surface which is exposed when the members are foldedtogether, a recess extending to the free end of the member, and havingfurther an opening in said recess; and the other of said members having,at its free end, a tongue to be bent over the free end of the firstmember to thereby lie within the recess aforesaid, said tongue having asoft-metal rivet to enter, when said tongue is folded as aforesaid, theopening in the first member and to be expanded in the space between themembers.

2. A seal comprising: a body of sheet material composed of two connectedmembers, each of said members having two holes for the reception of adouble-strand flexible sealing means, one of said members having anopening, and having a slot, for the reverse threading of the flexiblesealing means, extending from said opening to the free end of themember, and the other one of said members having, at its free end, atongue to be bent over the free end of the first member, and asoft-metal rivet carried by said tongue to enter, when said tongue isfolded as aforesaid, the opening in the first member and to be expandedto hold the reversely threaded free ends of the cord.

WINFRED M. BROOKS.

